Synopsis
A construction worker on a construction site in the Paris suburbs, Mehdi takes the bus to return home after work. Wishing to get off while the vehicle is stationary in a traffic jam, the driver refuses: while restarting, the bus hits the car in front of it. The bus driver attacks Mehdi whom he holds responsible for the incident, claiming that it is forbidden to “talk to the stagehand”. Mehdi is implicated in court and his lawyer tries to draw attention to the living conditions of immigrant workers.
Ratings
IMDb4.6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Sady RebbotScreenplay
- Daniel MoosmannScreenplay
- Raymond JeanScreenplay
- Daniel MoosmannDirector
Cast
- Mohamed ZinetMehdi Ben Chraïbi
- Rabah LoucifOmar
- Elisabeth HuppertL'avocate
- Georges GéretLe chauffeur de bus
- Patrick PréjeanLe journaliste
- Sady RebbotLe substitut du procureur
- Roger DumasJeannot
- Jean DegraveLe présisent du tribunal
- Bernard LajarrigeRémy Cortin - le patron du bistrot
- Raoul DelfosseLe chauffeur de taxi
- Lucienne HamonL'acheteuse
- Anne-Marie CoffinetLa serveuse
Stills
Themes
racismworking immigrantspost colonialismalgerian diasporachibanismaghreb immigrationalgerian immigrationfrench society